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MSI Modern 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS $599 Shipped @ Costco (Membership Required)

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MSI Modern 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS $599 Shipped @ Costco (Membership Required)
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barge-in hunter on 01/12/2023 - 12:11 costco.com.au (509 clicks)
Last edited 01/12/2023 - 13:54 by 2 other users

Looks to be a good price for this laptop - but from what I can find the 8gb RAM is soldered onboard so you can't upgrade it. If anyone can confirm otherwise, please leave a comment and I'll update the post. It could still be a good deal for some basic use cases.

Note: they call it a "gaming laptop" but being a Zen 3 / Vega 7 based APU, don't expect too much.

Display size (inches) 14 Inch
Resolution (Pixels) 1920 x 1080
Screen Resolution IPS-Level Panel
Graphics Card AMD Radeon Graphics
Processor Ryzen 5 7530U
RAM (GB) DDR4 8GB
SSD Storage 512GB
Ports (USB, 3.5mm, Thunderbolt , Ethernet) 1 x Type-C USB3.2 Gen2 With PD Charging
1 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2
2 x Type-A USB2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.3
Operating system Windows 11 Home
Battery 3 Cell, 39.3Whr
Built-in Webcam HD (30fps@720p)
Brand MSI
Colour Urban Silver
Product Dimensions Product: W 319.9 x H 223 x D 19.35 mm
With Packaging: D 79 x W 429 x H 284 mm
Product Weight Product: 1.4 kg
With Packaging: 2.3 kg
Accessories Included 65W Adapter
Model Number Modern 14 C7M-240AU

Computing 14inch Computer Laptop MSI

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  • Willyslicks on 01/12/2023 - 12:21
    +5

    How is this a gaming laptop lol. Integrated gfx and weak cpu

    • barge-in hunter on 01/12/2023 - 12:22
      +1

      Yeah, no idea why they’re marketing it like that.

      There - updated title lol

      • CrispyChrispy on 01/12/2023 - 12:25

        It's Costco and only Costco that label it as a 'gaming laptop'

        Whoever created the Costco product listing read MSI and immediately thought, 'oh, must be a gaming laptop then'

    • jcon on 01/12/2023 - 13:36
      +2

      How is this a weak CPU?

    • HomebrewFC on 01/12/2023 - 14:03

      Shouldn't be allowed to call this a gaming laptop.

    • Tiggrrrrr on 01/12/2023 - 15:49

      You hock it at Cash Converters and then play the games at Crown.

    • CJ31 on 01/12/2023 - 20:45

      Solitaire and mine sweeper.

  • silenthillrocks on 01/12/2023 - 12:27
    +3

    Bargain for the specs if can live with 8gb

  • Doesnotcompute on 01/12/2023 - 12:31

    For extra $30 (when you consider gc cashback) would have much preferred this recent deal for build quality.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/815994

    • CrispyChrispy on 01/12/2023 - 12:34
      +6

      Well when you factor in the price of a time machine I'm sure this would be better deal

      • Doesnotcompute on 01/12/2023 - 12:36
        +3

        Haha i was just updating my post to say "no i dont have a time machine") but you beat me to it… really wish i had a time machine lol

        Just saying don't settle for less

  • shellshocked on 01/12/2023 - 12:38
    +3

    The CPU is power efficient, but to only put a 39wH battery in a 14" laptop is really cutting corners. The OP comments regarding gaming would only relate to AAA games at the highest settings. No issues with older games and E Sports titles with lower settings. Refer to the YouTube video with 15 games demonstrated on the 7530u.For example GTAV is approx 60FPS at 1080p Normal settings.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfM6WbyIduw

    • incipient on 01/12/2023 - 12:46
      +1

      This really just isn't a gaming laptop at all. You'll run it out of memory.

      2gb of vram, 2gb of ram, 4gb for Windows just isn't enough for most games beyond anything very old.

      • shellshocked on 01/12/2023 - 12:57
        +2

        I didn't call it a gaming laptop. Just stating that the iGPU is capable of playing certain titles, at lower settings, and it's not a complete slideshow as verified by the video.

        • barge-in hunter on 01/12/2023 - 13:41

          complete "slideshow"…

          vs

          don't expect too much

          Not the same thing, but ok. It will provide some usable gaming performance in some games, just don't expect too much.

          BTW, For anyone following this thread for gaming capability - you will not get the same performance as in the video linked above. In every game in that video, more than 8gb RAM was in use (except Valorant). It could be close - it could be far - it's very unlikely to match what a 16gb Windows machine can produce.

        • incipient on 01/12/2023 - 14:13

          Very fine difference between "gaming laptop" vs "a laptop that can play GTA V".

          Also even if a i/dgpu has enough computational power to hit a given fps, if it runs out of video or system ram and has to page stuff out it absolutely will turn into a slideshow.

          Even with a game as old as GTA I expect ~4gb for combined game+vram will be hugely inadequate. The video is somewhat encouraging that it's only using about 9gb-10gb of ram, however I expect they may have been running nothing in the background (discord, browser, etc) as it was a test rig.

  • michaelavelli on 01/12/2023 - 13:55

    How would this be as a student laptop?

    • send2riven on 01/12/2023 - 14:06

      I don't think students can live without gaming.

    • CrispyChrispy on 01/12/2023 - 15:14
      +1

      Battery is a bit on the small side, otherwise would be a good option for the price.

    • Dano33 on 01/12/2023 - 21:44

      I was going to buy one of these but went an eBay refurb instead because of battery concerns. You'd need a power bank of say

      • aragornelessar on 01/12/2023 - 22:28

        Any tips on making sure your refurb is of a decent battery too? I'm also in the market

  • Munka on 01/12/2023 - 14:40
    +4

    This link shows a prior gen model of the and the Memory is in fact expandable, cannot find out if that applies to this model though.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxsT0lKbZVo

    I agree, confirmation of being able to upgrade to 16Gb is the most important factor as to whether or not this is a good buy.

    • silenthillrocks on 01/12/2023 - 15:47

      According to this reviewer in the comments it only has single ram chip and it's soldered/non upgradeable

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uL5Ss75f2Oo

      • Munka on 02/12/2023 - 21:29

        The difference is that the prior review actually removed the cover. There is no easy access slot, you have to take the whole panel off. Once removed there were two dimms installed.

        That definitely doesn't prove they kept that feature for the upgrade. But I'd like more than a comment on a silent video personally.

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